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9 Wyman Road · Parcel 231-37 · West Cambridge

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The map shows City of Cambridge zoning districts within about a kilometre of parcel 231-37, each drawn in a shade of blue that darkens with permitted intensity and labelled with its district code. 9 Wyman Road itself is in Res C-1.

What changed on this lot

Zoning district
Res A-2Res C-1
Stories by right
34
Open space required
3,544 sq ft2,127 sq ft

What the record does not say. No proposal for this parcel is on file. A unit count cannot be derived from the ordinance either, because C-1 sets no minimum lot area and no floor area ratio for residential space.

Parcel 231-37

9 Wyman Rd

West Cambridge

Lot area
7,089 sq ft assessor · 7,245 sq ft GIS-computedDisputed
Source

Two or more material claims remain unresolved. Every supported value stays visible.

Claims:
  • 7,089 sq ft Assessor record · City of Cambridge · Parcel 231-37
  • 7,245 sq ft Parcel geometry · City of Cambridge · Parcel 231-37, computed from the City parcel index
Lot dimensions
93.6 × 97.1 ftFact
Source

Direct from an identified authoritative or primary source.

Parcel geometry · City of Cambridge · Parcel 231-37, computed from the City parcel index

Built
1929Fact
Source

Direct from an identified authoritative or primary source.

Assessor record · City of Cambridge · Parcel 231-37

No unit count can be derived here

Res C-1 sets no minimum lot area (§5.21.1) and no floor area ratio for residential gross floor area (§5.25.4). With neither rule in play, the dimensional standards do not determine how many homes this lot could hold, and no unit count appears anywhere on this record. Any figure you see elsewhere is an assumption about unit size, not a rule.

Res C-1

In force since 10 February 2025 under Ord 2025-1.

Maximum height
45 ftFact
Source

Direct from an identified authoritative or primary source.

Zoning Ordinance · City of Cambridge · Ordinance 2025-1, in force 10 February 2025

Floor area ratio
Does not apply to residential gross floor areaFact
Source

Direct from an identified authoritative or primary source.

Zoning Ordinance · City of Cambridge · §5.25.4 · Ordinance 2025-1, in force 10 February 2025

Minimum lot area
NoneFact
Source

Direct from an identified authoritative or primary source.

Zoning Ordinance · City of Cambridge · §5.21.1 · Ordinance 2025-1, in force 10 February 2025

Minimum open space
30% of lot area, at least half permeableFact
Source

Direct from an identified authoritative or primary source.

Zoning Ordinance · City of Cambridge · Ordinance 2025-1, in force 10 February 2025

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